Birth-weight Status of Newborns and Its Relationship with Other Anthropometric Parameters in a Public Maternity Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

According to the World Health Organization, birth-weight of less than 2,500 g is considered low birth-weight since below this value birth-specific infant mortality begins to rise rapidly. In Bangladesh, the prevalence of low birth-weight is unacceptably high. To screen low-birth-weight babies, simpl...

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Published in:Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2002-03, Vol.20 (1), p.36-41
Main Authors: Dhar, Bishnupada, Mowlah, Golam, Nahar, Shamsun, Islam, Nazrul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropometric measurements
Anthropometry
Arm circumference
Bangladesh
Birth weight
Birth Weight - physiology
Birth weight, Low
Circumferences
Diagnosis
Female
Head circumference
Hospitals
Hospitals, Maternity
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Infants (Newborn)
Male
Newborn babies
Newborns
Patient outcomes
Pediatrics
Physiological aspects
Proxy reporting
Proxy statements
Risk factors
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Summary:According to the World Health Organization, birth-weight of less than 2,500 g is considered low birth-weight since below this value birth-specific infant mortality begins to rise rapidly. In Bangladesh, the prevalence of low birth-weight is unacceptably high. To screen low-birth-weight babies, simple anthropometric parameters can be used in rural areas where 80-90% of deliveries take place. A sample of 316 newborn singleton babies were studied in a government maternity hospital in Dhaka city to examine the birth-weight status of newborns and to identity the relationship between birth-weight and other anthropometric parameters of newborns. The mean birth-weight was 2,889±468 g, and 15.18% were low-birth-weight (
ISSN:1606-0997
2072-1315